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'No one can tell me who to prosecute'-Tiffany R. Scatliffe-Esprit
The Virgin Islands’ Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Tiffany R. Scatliffe-Esprit told members of the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) last month, December 2021, when they examined the estimate for the 2022 Budget, that the Office of...
VI's Darel Christopher Jr joins pro cycling team in France
Riding on the shoulders of support from only family, Virgin Islands star cyclist Darel Christopher Jr arrived in Nice, France on January 21, 2022, to join a professional cycling team as his dream of competing in the world-renown Tour de ...
Speaker Willock gives history lesson on ‘Speech from the throne’
During the announcement segment of the First Sitting of the Fourth Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands held on January 18, 2022, Hon Julian Willock, Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA), spoke about the ...
BVI Platinum News accused of unfair dismissal by reporter
Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government news site BVI Platinum News has been accused of unfair dismissal after it suddenly ousted one of its reporters Esther Durand.
Public-Private response to VG’s Copper Mine fire commended – Hon Rymer
Minister for Transportation Works and Utilities, Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5), has commended the emergency responders and residents of Princess Quarters along Copper Mine Road, Virgin Gorda, for their timely response to a house fire that...
COVID-19 death toll climbs to 95 in neighbouring USVI
The USVI has lost a 67-year-old man to health complications related to COVID-19, announced the V.I. Dept. of Health Friday, January 21, 2022.
Gov’t looking to train more VI skilled workers in 2022
For the 2022 legislative year, the Government of Andrew A. Fahie (R1) will be focusing on introducing different pieces of legislation to further strengthen the education sectors to supply more skilled workers to the local economy.
Gov’t should ‘head hunt’ locals to fill top jobs in VI– Skelton-Cline
Pastor & Radio talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the Fahie administration to ensure that key positions in the public sector are being held by Virgin Islanders as a matter of priority.
Fears Of COI Report Setting Back BVI More Than 20 Years Grows
There are growing sentiments in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) that the Commission of Inquiry (CoI), which concluded last year and has already missed two report submission deadlines, could set the country back at least twenty years.
Alleged human smuggler Danny Dennevil loses another bid for bail
Stating that if he is granted bail, it would lead to an erosion in public confidence in the justice system, High Court Judge Richard G. Floyd has denied the bail application for 31-year-old Danny Dennevil.
Legislation coming to allow for monitoring & tracking of sex offenders
The Virgin Islands will be introducing ‘The Sexual Offences Bill’ to provide a gender-sensitive legal framework relating to a broad range of sexual crimes in the territory as part of new legislation for 2022.
Persons ‘sick like a dog’ with COVID & refusing to stay home - Hon Malone
With 47 deaths recorded for the Virgin Islands (VI) since the start of the pandemic, Health Minister Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has reminded that COVID-19 is real and persons ought to treat it as such.
13 teachers trained to deliver distance learning
Thirteen locally-based school teachers have received training to deliver distance learning and to use Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in education during and beyond the the COVID-19 crisis.
We need our people to come back home — Health Minister
There has been a call for health professionals originally from the BVI to return home to assist in the current COVID-19 crisis.
No idea whether postponed census will happen this year
Director of the Central Statistics Office (DSCO), Raymond Phillips is hoping there are mechanisms in place to request emergency funding if the option to conduct the national census this year becomes viable.
Businessman Clarence Thomas has died
The patriarch and founder of Clarence Thomas Limited has passed.
If we go independent ‘we not dumping the UK’ – Hon Fraser
Senior legislator in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has argued that going independent does not mean the Virgin Islands will outright ‘dump’ the UK regarding the partnership shared by the two.
VI should reject ‘throne speech’ as a relic of colonial past – Skelton-Cline
Consultant and commentator Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the people of the Virgin Islands to reject relics of colonial past like the Speech from the Throne, which he says undermines the territory's spirit of independence.
Former BVIPA MD Vincent V. O’Neal passes
Information reaching our newsroom is that former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Mr Vincent V. O’Neal has passed.
At least 5 laws, legislative changes coming to improve security, justice
The government will be looking to introduce and amend at least five pieces of legislation to improve the security and justice system within the territory this year.
VI needs health care workers to ‘come back home’- Hon Carvin Malone
The Ministry of Health in the Virgin Islands has made a desperate call for persons to take up multiple job opportunities in the territory’s healthcare system and is also calling on Virgin Islanders trained in the medical field, but resid...
4.01 Magnitude Earthquake felt in VI; No tsunami threat reported
Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that a Magnitude 4.01 earthquake that occurred around 6:36 pm today, January 19, 2022, was felt in the Virgin Islands (VI), according to data provided by the Department of Disa...
Throne Speech: Long overdue Constitutional Review ‘moving forward this year’
Buried beneath a mountain of legislative plans for 2022, as revealed in the Speech from the Throne, the Virgin Islands' status on its long-overdue Constitution Review process was mentioned just once.
New Emergency Call Handling bill to be introduced to HOA
Residents can look forward to new legislation to tackle the problems faced when trying to call the territory’s primary emergency number — 911.
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